the end

Saturday the boys walked off the field, heads hung, helmets dragging and i know there were a few tears shed. This was the end of years of playing ball together. The end of a season in their life. The last time they will all be part of this phenomenal team. It was the end. In the stands I could since the same tension. This is the end of watching these boys every Friday night. This is the end of this particular group of parents preparing meals, tailgating, and having the close bond. From years in Mite league and now Varsity High School State Championship contenders, these parents have been through it all. I sat and took it in. It all in. Watched this season end. Not in the way we all wanted but in a way that was tough. They say you learn more from a loss than a win. So, here is what I'm thinking, what if the season you are in ends in a way you didn't desire. It ends in a way you don't understand. It ends in a way that doesn't seem fair. Well the interesting part is understanding, it's all for the good. Yep that's right. It's all for the good. The one who ends the season is equipping for the one to come. SO Yes a state championship would be nice, but maybe it's the hurt of missing it that makes the college state championship mean more? Or the Super Bowl victory mean more. Or the desire to work harder and never feel this way again take effect. You do learn more from a loss. This idea can also apply to life. The season you are in right now didn't really end the way you wanted. The relationship didn't end the way you wanted. The job didn't end the way you wanted. The church you're end is ending in a way you didn't want. Just know its all equipping. It's all preparing you for whats to come.